The second coup led to the assassination, among other high-profile casualties, of the country's first military head of state, Gen. Aguiyi Ironsi, an Igbo, as well as the military governor of the Western Region, Lt. Col. Adekunle Fajuyi.
Nchịkwa nke abụọ butere ogbugbu ahụ, na ndị ọzọ nwụrụ bụ onye isi agha ala mbu, Gen. Aguiyi Ironsi, onye Igbo, yana onye ndu ndị agha mpaghara ọwụwa anyanwu, Lt. Col. Adekunle Fajuyi.